STEP 2: Set up your 1-click Address

Next, to only see items that can be shipped to Switzerland, you need to set up a 1-click address.

To do it, go to Manage Shipping Addresses under Your Account and ensure you have your local address listed (if you don’t, add it as a New Address). Also ensure that you have 1-click ordering turned on (Note: you never need to actually use the 1-click ordering functionality, but it's still important to turn it on here). Then add your local address as your default shipping address, including 1-Click and gifting, as shown below.

From now on, assuming you begin your search from your new homepage, Amazon will only show you items that can be shipped to you in Switzerland. Happy shopping!

What about those items that Amazon won’t ship to Switzerland?

Still, there is a workaround that you can use to get these items to you in Switzerland, which is using a third-party package forwarder. Here’s how to do it.

STEP 1: Sign Up With A Package Forwarder

Open an account with a package forwarder, who will accept your Amazon purchases at their warehouse in the USA and forward them on to you. We recommend Planet Express, since they ship with DHL have excellent customer reviews. Planet Express will even repack and consolidate your shipments so you can ship multiple items at once and save on the shipping cost, and they allow you to store your packages at their USA warehouse for up to 10 days for free. Their customer service is known to be excellent, too. If you want to get a Planet Express price quote on a specific item, use their Shipping Cost Calculator here.

STEP 2: Purchase Your Item

After going through your new Amazon international search process above and verifying that you cannot ship the item you want from Amazon to you (maybe it’s the iPhone 6), send it instead to your new USA address by copying and pasting that address into Manage Shipping Addresses under Your Account. Then you’re ready to buy!

STEP 3: Forward Your Item

You’ll receive an when your package arrives at their warehouse in the USA, so all you need to do is confirm the shipping speed on the forward (priority, economy, etc.) and whether you want additional insurance (it’s already being sent with DHL, so you probably won’t need it), and then pay for the shipment forwarding. For shipping something like a Kindle, the charge will be $10-15 USD or less.

I’m interested by the amazon echo new product which is already available on the US market. Please let me know if we can buy it and use it also in Switzerland? Many thanks. Regards, Nathalie Esposito

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Hi Nathalie,

Great question – have you already tried the process outlined above for getting the Amazon Echo? I’ve just checked it for Switzerland, and I’ve confirmed that you are able to buy it and have it shipped via Borderlinx to you there. Let me know if you have any other questions about it, thanks Nathalie!